CLS vs GGD 10th Match Prediction

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Colombo Stars

In their last match of the Lanka Premier League competition, Colombo Strikers could not chase a huge target set by the opposition. They were required to score 193 runs to win this encounter but they fell short by 10 runs. Nuwaindo Fernando and Babar Azam were in excellent touch with the bat scoring 56 and 41 runs respectively. Some other batters also played useful hands such as Chamika Karunaratne and Niroshan Dickwella. These two also played a couple of useful knocks at the end of the innings.

The Colombo bowlers ended up giving away 192 runs from their stipulated 20 overs. The pick of the Colombo bowling attack was Naseem Shah and Matheesha Pathirana. They succeeded in picking up 2 and 3 wickets respectively while giving away 21 and 31 runs in the process. They were successful in getting regular breakthroughs throughout the innings. But the spin bowling department is their main reason for concern. Their 3 spinners viz, Jeffrey Vandersay, Mohammad Nawaz, and Dhananjaya Lakshan gave away 84 runs from their collective 8 overs and could not pick up a single wicket.

Some of the key players for Colombo Strikers are Naseem Shah, Babar Azam, and Chamika Karunaratne. Colombo Strikers played their last match against Dambulla Aura. This was the 8th match of the Lanka Premier League for the 2023 season. Aura's side batted first to raise a score of 192 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. The Colombo team made a game effort for chasing down this total. They ended up getting close to the target but fell short by 10 runs. Colombo scored 182 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. Kusal Mendis from Dambulla was declared player of the match.

Galle Gladiators

In their last encounter in the LPL 2023, Galle Titans managed just 117 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in their stipulated 20 overs. The Galle captain Dasun Shanaka was the leading run-getter with 30 runs. Shakib Al Hasan, Tim Seifert, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, and Shevon Daniel played well in the first couple of encounters played by Galle. These contributions helped the Galle team in reaching target scores of over 180 runs in their first couple of games. The Galle batsmen will consider their last performance as a fluke. They will be looking to get back to winning way with a victory in this game.

The Bangladeshi all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan picked up a couple of wickets in their last match. However, this effort was far from instrumental in stopping the opposition from chasing down the target. The Galle team has a useful pace attack with bowlers such as Dasun Shanaka, Kasun Rajitha, and Richard Ngarva in their ranks. These bowlers have bowled consistently during the competition. Some other experienced bowlers playing in the Galle team are Tabraiz Shamsi and Akila Dhananjaya. These bowlers can handle the middle overs well.

Some of the key bowlers for Galle in this game are Kasun Rajitha, Shakib Al Hasan, and Tim Seifert. Galle Titan played their last match against Jaffna Kings. Batting first, Galle Titans scored 117 runs for the loss of 9 wickets from their quota of 20 overs. Jaffna Kings chased the target in just 12.4 overs for the loss of 2 wickets. It was an emphatic win for Jaffna by a margin of 8 wickets and with 44 balls to spare. Dunith Wellalage was adjudged player of the match for his 4-wicket haul for just 10 runs.